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Chapter 5 Manage the Database with the dncsDbData Utility
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20 Examine the cron files on both the DNCS and Application Server and determine
whether any cron jobs should have executed during the period when the cron
jobs were stopped.
Note: You may have to manually execute these cron jobs.
jobs were stopped.
Note: You may have to manually execute these cron jobs.
Unloading the Database to the Hard Drive
Follow these instructions to unload your DNCS or Application Server database to
the hard drive of the DNCS.
1 Stop all third-party applications.
2 Follow the procedures in Appendix A, Stopping System Components (on page
the hard drive of the DNCS.
1 Stop all third-party applications.
2 Follow the procedures in Appendix A, Stopping System Components (on page
203), to shut down Spectrum, the Application Server, and the DNCS.
Important! All processes on the DNCS and the Application Server must be
stopped when you unload or load the database.
Important! All processes on the DNCS and the Application Server must be
stopped when you unload or load the database.
3 If necessary, open an xterm window on the DNCS.
4 Type su - and then press Enter to log in as root user. The password prompt
4 Type su - and then press Enter to log in as root user. The password prompt
appears.
5 Type the root password and then press Enter.
6 Type /etc/rc2.d/S75cron stop and then press Enter. The system stops all cron
6 Type /etc/rc2.d/S75cron stop and then press Enter. The system stops all cron
jobs on the DNCS.
7 Follow these instructions to stop cron jobs on the Application Server.
a Type rsh appservatm and then press Enter.
b Type /etc/rc2.d/S75cron stop and then press Enter.
c Type exit and then press Enter.
b Type /etc/rc2.d/S75cron stop and then press Enter.
c Type exit and then press Enter.
8 Type cd /dvs/backups and then press Enter. The /dvs/backups directory
becomes the working directory.
Note: Cisco recommends that you store your database backups in a subdirectory
within the /dvs/backups directory.
Note: Cisco recommends that you store your database backups in a subdirectory
within the /dvs/backups directory.
9 Type . /dvs/dncs/bin/dncsSetup and then press Enter. This command
establishes the DNCS environment as a root user.
Important! Type the period followed by a space before typing /dvs.
Note: The system may also return a message that ends with -o bad options or -o:
bad options. Ignore this message; it is normal.
Important! Type the period followed by a space before typing /dvs.
Note: The system may also return a message that ends with -o bad options or -o:
bad options. Ignore this message; it is normal.
10 Type showActiveSessions and then press Enter. A display showing any active
DNCS sessions appears.